Desert Days

 A few postings back I wrote that every day is special. But not every special day I write new posting.

But here is about our days in the desert.

A little bit of Christmas in our rig

We are not the only ones who know this area very well, Dixie does too.

One of the first days we spent here, we started on our morning walk, just following the road north out of camp. Dixie was ahead of us when she suddenly turned right into the desert, then stopped, looking back at us. 

Our outdoor lights

With the flower stands from last spring it is waiting for a new season of growth

Of course!! 

We used to walk there last winter and she remembered. We were stunned, could this really be true? We followed her and she led us right along the same direction we had walked last winter. Another example of her excellent memory happened right after our arrival. While our site from last year was occupied, we decided to park on the opposite side of the road. But obviously Dixie had a different idea, as she was heading to the left where another motorhome was now parked at our previous site.

Dixie keeps amazing us time after time again. She also found her old hole she had dug in the ground under a shrub last winter.

Returning to the Hot Springs means also meeting friends again. So yes, we currently enjoy the company of 2 other couples we camped together with last winter.

We have gone grocery shopping twice now. Today we did another assault on ALDI's goodies. When we go shopping, we have Dixie wait inside the motorhome. It is just too hot for her waiting in the car when we go into the stores.

It had become necessary with a visit to a laundromat. Luckily, we have a nice clean one right here in the town of Holtville, just 8 miles away. When Bea got back I rigged up a cloth line to dry our clothes. With full sunshine and a gentle breeze most of it was dry after one hour only.

Big-Dog Meeting

This morning we got a sudden visitor. Down from the dune behind our rig came Seamus the Scottish Deer Hound. Seamus is really friendly with everyone. Meeting Dixie, he wanted to play with her, but Dixie didn't want to have it, though she stayed friendly with this gentle giant.

Also had a nice chat with Seamus' owner Kathy.

While the days are still getting shorter, our nights are currently rather bright. The full "Cold Moon" has turned our nights into a beautiful silvery nightscape.

We love a full moon and have seen it so many places. I remember the very cold winter nights in the mountains of Norway where the silver light got even brighter as it was amplified by the snow. We have waited for the full moon rise over the Bay of Fundy on the beach of Campobello Island, and it is spectacular to watch over a desert landscape as well. 

The many different experiences of what nature offers us is truly one the wonders of this world.